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Thu, 19 July 2012 14:35 |
David Fanning
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Registered: August 2001
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Folks,
Coyote passed along this piece of writing advice from
Seth Fried today. I'm going to try it in an attempt
to get *someone* to read my books!
"Readers who seek out erotica tend to be motivated more out of curiosity
and boredom than actual lust. So the goal is not to be explicit in your
depictions of sex. Rather, you should endeavor to make the sexuality in
your fiction mysterious and surprising. Since even the most peculiar sex
acts have already been well-documented at this point, the best way to
keep readers guessing is to introduce them to new body parts. The simple
addition of a prehensile lobe protruding from the nape of your heroine's
neck or an extra sinus cavity concealed coquettishly in her armpit is
all you need to provide your readers with a much needed thrill."
Cheers,
David
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David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.idlcoyote.com/
Sepore ma de ni thui. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")
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